Business and human rights : dilemmas and solutions / edited by Rory Sullivan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Publishing, 2003Description: 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1874719705
- 9781874719700
- 1874719810 (pbk.)
- 9781874719816 (pbk.)
- Business ethics
- Human rights
- Social responsibility of business
- International business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Business ethics
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Human rights
- International business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Social responsibility of business
- 174.4 21
- K1322 .B873 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-310) and index.
PART 1: WHY ARE HUMAN RIGHTS A BUSINESS ISSUE? The evolution of the business and human rights debate -- The development of human rights responsibilities for multinational enterprises -- Human rights, trade and multinational corporations -- Human rights and business: an ethical analysis -- The ability of corporations to protect human rights in developing countries -- What is the attitude of investment markets to corporate performance on human rights? -- From the inside looking out: a management perspective on human rights -- PART 2: CORPORATE RESPONSES. Corporate social responsibility failures in the oil industry -- Mining in conflict zones -- Health, business and human rights: the responsibility of health professionals within the corporation -- Privatising infrastructure development: 'development refugees' and the resettlement challenge -- PART 3: SUPPLY CHAINS. The contribution of multinationals to the fight against HIV/AIDS -- Elimination of child labour: business and local communities -- SA 8000: human rights in the workplace -- Corporate responsibility and social capital: the nexus dilemma in Mexican maquiladoras -- PART 4: COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT. From fueling conflict to oiling the peace: harnessing the peace-building potential of extractive-sector companies operating in conflict zones -- Extracting conflict -- Managing risk and building trust: the challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights -- Taking responsibility for bribery: the multinational corporation's role in combating corruption -- Taking the business and human rights agenda to the limit? The Body Shop and Amnesty International 'Make your mark' campaign -- Moving forwards.
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